The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

"Hey, tell me what you know and how you know me."

Looking around, everyone was preparing to sing or chatting with others, and no one was paying attention to her, so she quietly spoke to Meros.

"It was love at first sight! (＞w?*)?"

"Stop acting cute! I remember very clearly, we've never met before, have we? You're so beautiful, how could I forget if we had met before?"

"It's true, you just forgot. The moment you saw me, you said you liked me. ( ? ?w?? )?"

"Huh? Ahem, let's skip that for now. Tell me how you were notified of this."

Looking into Moros's sincere eyes, Lin Xiyue felt as if she could even see stars in them, and awkwardly changed the subject.

"It told me you were feeling awkward being here alone and asked me to help. See? I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

"Oh, no, no, actually it's quite prestigious."

"That's good. o(*￣3￣)o"

……

At this moment, Zhou Feiwu, who was singing, suddenly stopped, took the microphone and said loudly: "Today is the first big reunion of our class after graduation. I suggest that everyone come up and talk about their life after graduation and the things they regret. Confessing your feelings is also fine. What if some of you become couples? There are still some people who didn't bring their partners."

"Good good!"

"That's unnecessary."

"Isn't this suggestion a recipe for disaster?"

Upon hearing this proposal, everyone reacted differently, with some supporting it and others opposing it.

"How about this, not everyone needs to come. If anyone doesn't want to talk, they can just have a drink. That shouldn't be a problem, right? The girls are all adults, and as long as they're not allergic to alcohol, it should be fine. Everyone has to socialize."

Zhou Feiwu symbolically took a step back, and his partner, the little star Liu Yi, who had been urging everyone to participate in his event, also persuaded him: "We're all here to have fun, how about we play Truth or Dare? Not everyone has to speak, and if anyone doesn't want to speak, they can drink."

Upon hearing Liu Yi's suggestion, it was clear that this was much better than Zhou Feiwu's. Many people have a voyeuristic tendency to some extent, and activities like Truth or Dare allow you to peek into other people's secrets without necessarily getting caught yourself, which is obviously very appealing.

"Okay, I'll participate."

"I'll participate too."

"We'll come too."

Many people responded, and several games were quickly formed. Although Zhou Min disliked Zhou Feiwu, she was very interested in the game, so she came over and dragged Lin Xiyue to play together. Seeing Lin Xiyue and the others in this game, Zhou Feiwu shamelessly squeezed in as well.

They used liquor bottles as props. Everyone sat around a table with the bottles laid flat in the center. Whoever's turn it was started spinning the bottle, and whoever the bottle landed on had to tell the truth. The person whose bottle landed on the bottom asked a question, and if they didn't want to answer, they had to drink a glass of liquor, or someone else could drink it for them.

Soon, the activity began, and before long, most people answered "I really like it" or drank a glass of wine. This time, the bottle was turned towards Lin Xiyue, and Zhou Feiwu deliberately nudged the person next to him as the bottle was about to stop, so that the bottom of the bottle was facing him.

……

The scene fell silent. Everyone had seen Zhou Feiwu's shameless actions and was speechless.

"Tsk, go ahead and ask."

Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay any attention to Zhou Feiwu.

"I want to ask, why didn't you like me back in college?"

Lin Xiyue thought for a moment. At that time, the person inside her body wasn't herself, but she still remembered everything. She replied, "Because you're a fake. You're just greedy. You want a girlfriend, a beautiful woman you can show off. Besides, I don't believe in love at first sight. All love at first sight is just lust."

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiyue was so blunt and direct, causing the atmosphere to immediately turn cold. Zhou Min glanced around, then pulled Lin Xiyue away.

"Let's go, let's go. There's no fun in dealing with a man like that."

The remaining people looked at each other, and those who were disappointed left.

After getting away from Zhou Feiwu, Zhou Min secretly complained to Lin Xiyue.

"This guy is strange. He openly flirted with someone he used to date right in front of his girlfriend, and she wasn't even angry. Come to think of it, wasn't that woman a rich woman who was keeping him as a mistress?"

Hearing Zhou Min say that, Lin Xiyue also felt very strange and subconsciously looked at Liu Yi, who had a very low presence but was always obedient to Zhou Feiwu.

That glance also made her notice something strange.

Liu Yi always wore a polite smile, but it never changed, making her increasingly unsettling to look at. Moreover, aside from saying a few words when she wanted everyone to play games, she remained silent. And if you looked closely, her arm was constantly linked with Zhou Feiwu's, even while they were drinking and eating.

"It is a bit strange," Lin Xiyue murmured to herself.

“What’s so strange about that?” Melos whispered in Lin Xiyue’s ear. “He worshipped a foreign race and used evil magic to control that woman.”

At first, the breath that Moros exhaled when he spoke into Lin Xiyue's ear made her very uncomfortable, but after hearing the second half of his sentence, she was startled, ignored the discomfort, and subconsciously used her Eye of Truth.

Name: Zhou Feiwu (Human/Infected)

Physical condition: 2/10 (Very poor)

Health: 60/100 (Life is continuously being drained)

Mental state: 40/100 (on the verge of collapse)

Name: Liu Yi (Human/Currently Parasitized)

Physical condition: 6/10 (average female)

Health Points: 80/100 (Drawing nourishment)

Mental rating: 10/100 (virtually no self-awareness)

Upon seeing these two interfaces, Lin Xiyue instinctively wanted to stand up, but was stopped by Moros.

"Don't even think about it, it's hopeless. One of them willingly got infected, and the other has lost all self-awareness. Even if they were saved, they would become incubation ovaries for the alien race, producing aliens endlessly."

"!"

Lin Xiyue looked at Molos with a confused expression. Molos, seeing Lin Xiyue like this, couldn't help but rub her head.

"Don't move! It took me so long to comb it."

Lin Xiyue instinctively protected her hair.

“But we can’t let things continue like this. Zhou Min said that Zhou Feiwu’s encouragement was indispensable in organizing this event. Now he’s urging everyone to drink, and I feel like he has ulterior motives.”

Lin Xiyue asked Mo Luosi for help.

Looking at Lin Xiyue, who depended on him, Molos curled his lips.

"You should look at your task first."

Lin Xiyue opened her task interface and saw that the originally unserious task had completely changed.

[The real mission: Find the "wolves" hiding in today's party, eliminate them, and absorb their energy. (It's best to eliminate them before the law enforcement arrives; if you don't want to leave the party, go inside and be investigated. (?w＜))]

Rewards: Experience Points +50, Gacha Points +100

Ugh, system! You've given me a disguise mission! What if I actually do that striptease thing for the mission reward?!

[Ahem, I'll be recording...]

???What did you say!

[Ah, I mean I know you can't do it, and it's not like it was a task I assigned. I'll just add some notes or something. ( ? ?w?? )?]

So I know, you want to see a striptease, right? Are you some kind of pervert?!

[What nonsense are you talking about! Focus on your quests first, and check your gacha pulls.]

Hmph, I'll deal with you after I've sorted things out!

While Lin Xiyue was talking to the system, Moros didn't make any moves, just quietly watching her. When Lin Xiyue came to her senses and turned to talk to Moros, she almost kissed him, and her face turned bright red instantly.

! (wДw)

Have you thought of a solution?

Meros acted as if he hadn't seen it and asked her directly.

"Ah, there's a way, wait a minute."

Upon hearing the question, Lin Xiyue forgot her earlier embarrassment and turned to open her inventory. Of the cards she had drawn earlier, she still had three ability cards and two item cards left that were usable.

The three ability cards are: Luck Exchange Card, Temporary Enhancement Card, and Random Teleportation Card.

These three cards are all heavily reliant on luck, and once used, they can't be given to others. They don't seem very practical in the current situation; changing luck and enhancing power are both uncertain, and teleportation is even stranger—what if you teleport to a great height and fall to your death? It feels like you'd only dare try them in a desperate escape.

The two prop cards seem usable: the Disguise Card and the Hypnosis Card.

The prop cards are all reusable, so they seem more cost-effective. After thinking for a while, Lin Xiyue decided to try the hypnosis card, and if that didn't work, she would use the disguise card. It wasn't that she didn't want to use them all, but her ability points were currently only 10, and she had already used two points to check the information of the two people. To simply hypnotize the dozen or so people nearby with the hypnosis card would probably consume four ability points, not to mention that it might require even more for the two people who were half-alien and could see information.

[Item Card: Hypnosis]

The ability to hypnotize humans, aliens, or organic beings within a ten-meter radius of the user consumes more energy as the number of users and their mental state increases.

CD cooldown time is 24 hours.

Use it whenever you think of it!

Under Moros's cover, Lin Xiyue quietly took out the hypnosis card, calculated the distance, and began to input energy.

"Well."

As energy was inputted, Lin Xiyue's face gradually turned pale, and cold sweat broke out.

A large hand grasped Lin Xiyue's hand holding the hypnosis card, and she immediately felt a warm current flow from the contacting palm into her body and then into the hypnosis card.

Lin Xiyue looked up and saw that Molos was holding her hand. From Lin Xiyue's perspective, Molos had his eyes lowered, as if he was looking at her intently. Although the surroundings were still noisy with the chatter of her classmates, Lin Xiyue's heart skipped a beat for a moment.

"you……"

"Shh~"

He made a shushing gesture with his free hand near his mouth and gestured for her to look to the side.

He then saw Zhou Min next to him, holding onto her boyfriend, looking at him excitedly with a look of utter surprise.

Lin Xiyue turned her head away speechlessly, too lazy to pay attention to the agitated Zhou Min. She looked at the hypnosis card and saw it emitting a wisp of white smoke that spread out slightly. People within a radius of about ten meters could smell it and fell into a slight daze. Watching the direction of the smoke, Lin Xiyue felt that the range could actually be much farther.

Before she could even process what was happening, she watched as Zhou Feiwu and Liu Yi absorbed the smoke, which put her at ease.

I mentally hypnotized them and told them to go to the emergency exit, where there were no surveillance cameras and hardly anyone was around, making it the best way to deal with them.

..............................

Five minutes after Zhou Feiwu and Liu Yi left, Lin Xiyue subtly led Molos out as well.

Upon arriving at the emergency exit, Lin Xiyue saw the two of them still standing there in a daze. She could only sigh, thankful their mental strength was currently low, otherwise things could easily have gotten out of hand.

Lin Xiyue turned on the recording function on the terminal and asked the two of them, "What is the purpose of your instigation of this gathering?"

"...The Lord said we need more nutrition..."

Zhou Feiwu opened his mouth slowly.

"What does Liu Yi do?"

"...She is the mother; her presence can conceal the noise and prevent law enforcement from discovering her..."

"What's that noise? What are you planning to do?"

"...While everyone is confused, Liu Yi releases her offspring...parasitizing everyone..."

"How does your so-called Lord contact you?"

"...The Lord will come to my house at three o'clock every Friday morning... and leave me instructions..."

Lin Xiyue wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by Moros.

"Stop asking. They've been under the watchful eyes of law enforcement for a while now. If you don't absorb the energy now, it'll be too late."

Lin Xiyue checked the time and turned off the recording. Then she took out the energy-converting life card from before and placed it on the ground. The next second, the life card transformed into a magic circle emitting white light, enveloping Zhou Feiwu and Liu Yi.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Ugh! Ahhh!"

The two screamed in agony due to the rapid loss of energy. Fortunately, there were few people around, and it was a high-end place with excellent soundproofing in each room, which prevented them from attracting attention.

Ten minutes later, the two collapsed to the ground, unconscious, their bodies twitching intermittently, but they still appeared to be alive.

Lin Xiyue anonymously sent a report email to the Psychic Center, specifying the location and also sending a previously recorded video with her voice altered. She knew this was somewhat self-deceptive; the Psychic Center had many capable people who would easily spot her clumsy disguise. However, she didn't care. She just wanted to express her stance, not wanting too much attention, but sending them a friendly message.

After doing all this, Lin Xiyue decisively tied up Zhou Feiwu and Liu Yi, who were still unconscious, and turned back to the private room.

Not long after, the loudspeaker in the private room started blaring.

"We apologize to all our esteemed guests for the inconvenience caused by a sudden incident. We ask that you remain in your private rooms and refrain from moving around unnecessarily. Officials are investigating the matter, but it will not take up much of your time. We will provide you with some compensation gifts afterward. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation."

The broadcast was played three times.

"Oh? That's too dangerous! I wonder who got arrested."

"Anyway, it's none of our business. We're just here for a party."

"Speaking of which, why hasn't Zhou Feiwu come back yet? It seems like they've been gone for quite a while."

"I don't know, I hope nothing bad has happened."

Upon hearing the announcement, the students began to discuss it amongst themselves. Not long after, a student who was peeking through the crack in the door discovered that Zhou Feiwu and Liu Yi had been arrested and dragged away.

“I saw Zhou Feiwu and the others being dragged away; they must have committed a crime.”

"Huh? I really didn't expect that..."

"What did they do wrong?"

"I don't know, everything was fine before, he even bragged about it to me."

……

The students were still discussing what Zhou Feiwu had done wrong, unaware that they had almost been sacrificed by him. It's good that they didn't know.